Navigate to Homepage
Search
Main navigation
  

        
              Explore the Capitol Campus
                          Art
                            Buildings & Grounds
                            Capitol Hill Facts
                            Visitor Resources
                            Our Blog
                            What We Do
                          Areas of Expertise
                            Programs & Ceremonies
                            Projects
                            Publications
                            Strategic Objectives
                            About Us
                          Who We Are
                            History of the AOC
                            News & Notices
                            Organizational Structure
                            Partnerships & Recognition
                            Work With UsSearch Breadcrumb
    HomeExplore the Capitol Campus
The Art Collection
        
                  AOC employees are responsible for the care and preservation of more than 300 works of art, architectural elements and landscape features. Browse the collection below or learn more about our artists and featured collections.
    
    
    Expand FiltersHide Filters
          Filter ResultsDisplaying 49 - 60 of 321
            Sort by
        TitleYear
    Search
Type
    Painting                                PortraitFrescoMuralSculpture                                BustReliefStatueMonumentMemorialDesign Element                                DoorLightingPlaqueTileLandscape Element                                Water FeatureArtist
        ArtistAllyn CoxConstantino BrumidiJohn TrumbullThomas CrawfordVinnie Ream
Collection
    Busts of Vice PresidentsFrieze of American HistoryNational Statuary Hall CollectionOther StatuesCommunities and Groups                                African AmericanAsian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific IslanderHispanic CultureNative American RepresentationWomenMaterials                                Cast IronMarbleSandstoneStyles                                Art DecoBeaux ArtsContemporaryNeoclassicalState Affiliation
        State AffiliationAlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDCDelawareFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyoming
Location
        LocationBrumidi CorridorsCannon House Office BuildingCapitol DomeCapitol Reflecting PoolCapitol RotundaCox CorridorsCryptDirksen Senate Office BuildingFord House Office BuildingHall of ColumnsHart Senate Office BuildingHouse ChamberJames Madison Memorial BuildingLongworth House Office BuildingNational Statuary HallOld Senate ChamberOld Supreme Court ChamberRayburn House Office BuildingRussell Senate Office BuildingSenate ChamberSmall House RotundaSmall Senate RotundaSupreme Court BuildingThomas Jefferson BuildingU.S. Capitol BuildingU.S. Capitol GroundsU.S. Capitol Visitor Center
      Civil War Troops Quartered in the Capitol Plaque

This plaque identifies specific troops quartered in the United States Capitol during the 1800s.
    Clearing Land

Two settlers use a team of oxen to remove the stumps of newly felled trees while, in the background, others build a log hut next to an inland river.
    Colonization of New England

Early settlers cut and saw trees and use the lumber to construct a building, possibly a warehouse for their supplies.
    Conflict of Daniel Boone and the Indians, 1773, Relief Sculpture

Above each of the four Rotunda doors in the U.S.
    Corinthian Columns

Corinthian columns are the most ornate, slender and sleek of the three Greek orders.
    Corncob or Cornstalk Columns and Capitals

Some of the oldest and most famous interior features of the Capitol are located near the entrance to the Old Supreme Court Chamber. These six corncob columns, designed ca. 1808 by Benjamin Henry Latrobe, are among the most unusual and significant architectural works of the early Republic.
    Cornerstone Centennial Plaque
    Cortez and Montezuma at Mexican Temple

The Spaniard Hernando Cortez, conqueror of Mexico, enters the Aztec temple in 1519. He is welcomed by Emperor Montezuma II, who thought Cortez was a god. The calendar stone and idols are based on sketches that artist Constantino Brumidi made in Mexico City. (1520)
    Court of Neptune

Passersby enjoy the play of the jets of water on the majestic, bearded and muscular king of the sea; his sons the tritons blowing conches; the frolicking, horseback-riding Nereids (sea nymphs); and
    Covered Wagons

Two different types of covered wagons are shown, along with livestock and a family of settlers cooking a meal over an open fire.
    Cox Corridors Murals

Designed by renowned artist Allyn Cox (1896-1982), three corridors on the first floor of the U.S. Capitol's House wing are elaborately decorated with wall and ceiling murals that include historical scenes, portraits and maps related to the development and growth of the United States.
    Crawford W. Long Statue

This statue of Crawford W. Long was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by Georgia in 1926.
                  Pagination
    First page
            « First
                          Previous page
            ‹
                          ...
                          Page3
              Page4
              Current page5
              Page6
              Page7
                          ...
                          Next page
            ›
                          Last page
            Last » Serve. Preserve. Inspire.

              Contact Us
                            Accountability
                            Hill Staff Resources
                            AOC Staff Resources
Utility
  

        
              Privacy Policy
                            Image Terms of Use
                            Inspector General
                            U.S. Botanic Garden
                            U.S. Capitol Visitor CenterFacebook
	Twitter
	Flickr
	YouTube
	Instagram
	Subscribe